I wish my dad had told me never turn down a shag.
Because you won’t always be young and handsome.

Lefty loosey.

Righty tighty

New meaning since I read

“I wish I had listened to my dads’ advice”

“Why? What did he say?”

“I don’t know. I wasn’t listening”

Boom Boom

Relax, it won’t hurt as much

Did he learn that in prison?

Loads of stuff,but how to fix a puncture is something that I’ve used a lot, plenty of my mates would just but a new tube and even get the shop to fit it !

Socialism.
& don’t swear in front of your mother.

Measure twice, cut one.

On driving:
1)Assume everyone else is stupid.
2) It doesn’t matter that you’re in the right, if you’re dead (especially good advice for me when I was riding a motor bike, applies pretty well on the bicycle too) !!!!

Not to judge people before they give you a reason to judge them. Even then give them a chance.

My dad had his demons but everyone who mentions him does so with warmth. He was a good bloke and by being more like him than others I will be alright.

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..2) It doesn’t matter that you’re in the right, if you’re dead (especially good advice for me when I was riding a motor bike, applies pretty well on the bicycle too)

That’s one I tried to hammer into my lunatic son’s head when he got a motorbike.

There’s right, and there’s dead right.

Always think about consequences. If I do this, what will most likely happen next. Then plan for that consequence.

Don’t get drunk on dark rum. Not sure if it’s good advice as I’ve never drank dark rum.

Buy the best paintbrush you can afford.

Finish one job before you start another. The guy next door’s house is full off half finished projects. Mrs Z simply wouldn’t tolerate it.

Money isn’t the root of all evil – jealousy is.

“A moment of madness can lead to a lifetime of sadness”. Advice when I started dating / going out and likely to be drinking.

He provided me a template for how to do things better.

I have promised how to teach the boy to fish, ride a bike and make fire. Oh and drive when the time comes..

All the usual practical skills, wiring plugs, carpentry etc.

Diagnosing and basic car repair/maintenance.

Being in control of emotional responses and having an outlet so you can relieve the pressure in an appropriate way and appropriate time.

And one that’s joint from mum and dad “we don’t mind what you choose to be in life, just promise to work your hardest at it to be the best you can be at it”

Preparation is 90 per cent of the job.

In relation to decorating and building kind of work, but also more broadly applicable.

Apart from a love of the outdoors ..very little else.
I’m trying to do a better job with my own .

Never assume a women is pregnant, wait until she mentions it.

My dad was an arsehole who **** off and left my mam with two young kids. My mam is awesome and has taught me loads- how to ride a bike, how to make pancakes, how to fix a puncture, how to knit, how to lay a patio deal with arseholes… I also learned not to have kids. I do try to impress Rule #1 on my sister’s kids though.

How to dam a stream for fun.
How to read a map and use a compass.
Don’t just complain, do something.
The view from the top of a mountain is worth the effort.

Stand up for yourself.
Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
Laugh a lot.
Farting is never not funny.
Learn the drums and do it well- you’ll always have a gig.
Buy the best you can afford at the time/buy cheap buy twice.

My dad taught me **** all. My grandfather taught me how to make cotton reel tanks (amongst other things) which skill I have passed on to my nephew – 8 year old mind blown away.

My dad was an arsehole

I also learned not to have kids.

I find this really sad as one of my best pals is very much the same. He’s not anything like his dad and would be a great one himself but has decided he’d be a terrible father so is dead against it. The fact that his was useless would make him such a caring and dedicated dad.

Nothing practical/hands onny, he’s absolutely useless for that- it skipped a generation. More- don’t be a dick, don’t take it too seriously, treat others as you’d like to be treated, both trust and challenge your instincts, it’s OK to be wrong but it’s better to be right so admit the former and work at the latter… Basically, be excellent to each other.

Drive carefully

Mine died in a car accident aged 29 when I was six.

It’s what he didn’t do that has had the most impact.
Make a **** will and don’t trust a bitch.

Don’t dare a fool (he said this as he threw a bucket of very dirty car-washing water at my brother who had just dared him). The look of horror on my brother’s face was priceless.

I like the left loosey, righty tighty one!

I seem to be having some trouble fitting the left pedal to my bike…

Never buy cheap screwdrivers.

My daughter’s only 18 months old, so I may have to save that one for a while.

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‘I like the left loosey, righty tighty one!’
I seem to be having some trouble fitting the left pedal to my bike…

Stand on the opposite side of the bike while fitting it. There’s some sort of sinister magic involved…

The only lesson I really hope my daughter takes from me that I learned from my dad was

It’s never as bad as it seems

Right when I was feeling like my world was falling down around my ears my dad was there to teach me this lesson, he took the time to help me through events and used this simple saying. All through my adult life it’s been a lesson I’ve fallen back on both to reflect on my own situation but also to support others who might be struggling.

I know it’s not a one answer to all but for the majority of what feels like ‘disaster’ moments it keeps things in focus.

Suppose I could’ve taught my kids how to spit and polish boots, drink rum neat and (randomly) cook mushrooms.
Instead I chose different skills.

Edit: actually thats a disservice to the old bugger. He also taught me a lot of engineering skills, to repect tools and not to break what I couldnt fix.

He also took it all in his stride which if I could, I would pass on.